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Hazy, lazy days spent on the beach as the
azure waters lap the shore. Might not sound like Sweden but it is. And
where else are you going to bask in the Midnight Sun at 12.00 pm – and
get a suntan. In Sweden.
It’s a shame to dismiss one of the more popular myths about the weather
in Sweden (we’re thinking of the one about Polar bears wandering the
streets of Stockholm, spread we think by jovial Swedish ex-pats) but you
can rest assured that Sweden has no wild Polar bears and there is no
risk of you being mauled by one as you enjoy the sights and sounds of
Stockholm.
Returning to reality, you can divide the country into three regions;
central and southern Sweden, the northeast, and the northwest, or far
north to describe the weather in Sweden.
In central and southern Sweden the winters are short and quite cold, and
summer temperatures are similar to those in southern England, but with a
lot more hours of sunshine and daylight. In the northeast meanwhile the
winters are severe, the more so as you travel further north, while the
summers can be surprisingly warm. In the far north the winters are also
severe, with snow lying the year-round on elevated areas, and the
summers are short and changeable. And because Sweden lies at a high
latitude much of the country has very long hours of daylight in summer
and very long nights in winter.
So, no Polar bears we’re afraid, just the wonderful Swedish weather and
all the fantastic things you can do in it.
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